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A new era of funding for blood cancer research

We’re thrilled to introduce the Transformational Research Awards. A major step forward in our mission to fund pioneering research to transform blood cancer treatment for all ages.

10th Apr 2025

Close up of a researcher's hand and a pipette in the lab.

AI: it’s not all “robot uprisings” - A true force for good in the healthcare space

Read more how blood cancer researcher Professor Daniel Royston is using AI to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancer.

7th Feb 2025

An artificial intelligence imagines what a Blood Cancer UK researcher working with AI might look like

Our highlights from the 2024 ASH conference

Read more on highlights from the 2024 annual American Society of Haematology (ASH) conference

31st Jan 2025

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From despair to hope: The Matthew Wilson Multiple Myeloma Fund

Matthew Wilson establishes the Matthew Wilson Multiple Myeloma Fund (MWMMF) at Blood Cancer UK.

26th Jan 2024

Matthew Wilson, a member of the Board, smiling against a plan white background.

What we can achieve with £1 million

We're proud to announce We’ve invested over £1 million funding five research projects, across five different blood cancers

4th Oct 2023

A collage of images of our 5 new researchers working in the lab

A new dawn for clinical trials

A new dawn for clinical trials to get us to a place where no lives are lost to blood cancer

20th Jun 2023

Doctor with stethoscope round neck talking to female patient about treatment.

Paxlovid rebound - what we know

Paxlovid rebound is when people recover from covid-19 after taking a course of Paxlovid tablets, but then the infection seems to come back. Find out what this means for people offered treatment with Paxlovid.

29th Nov 2022

A pack of Paxlovid tablets, for treating severely immunosuppressed people who test positive for covid-19

Evusheld available in the UK to buy privately

Evusheld is available privately in the UK. Here’s what we know about how to access it.

20th Oct 2022

Image of the treatment Evusheld - a box with two vials of antibodies.

Latest updates from the Covid-19 Vaccine Research Collaborative

Find out the latest information on the Covid-19 Vaccine Research Collaborative from Blood Cancer UK.

28th Jan 2022

A researcher, wearing a white lab coat, in a lab loading a centrifuge.

How we helped Covid booster vaccine research

Discover how Blood Cancer UK played a key part in Covid booster vaccine research for immune compromised patients, helping to create the OCTAVE-DUO study.

25th Aug 2021

A researcher wearing a facemask inspects a vial of blood on a table with other vials.

Can a blood test detect cancer?

Learn more about a new blood test that looks at cell-free DNA (cfDNA) that could detect cancers earlier.

10th Aug 2021

A blood cancer researcher lifts up a vial of blood from a rack of other vials of blood.

Five reasons for people with blood cancer to be hopeful about the Covid pandemic

Find out why better treatments and vaccine efficacy should make people with blood cancer more hopeful about the Covid pandemic.

29th Jul 2021

A picture of the covid-19 vaccine

Do people with myeloma have an antibody response to the Covid vaccine?

Read Blood Cancer UK's article on the study into the number of people with myeloma who had some kind of antibody response to the Covid vaccine.

20th Apr 2021

How can I get involved in blood cancer research?

Find out how you can get involved in blood cancer research to help us beat blood cancer.

24th Mar 2021

Researcher in a lab looking at samples through a microscope.

Should people with blood cancer get an antibody test?

Read more about what people with blood cancer should know about antibody tests and the Covid vaccine.

5th Mar 2021

Two samples of blood in tests tubes laid down next to safety goggles in a laboratory with more test tubes in the background.

How was the coronavirus vaccine created?

Learn how the coronavirus vaccines were made, including information on clinical trials, vaccine approvals and long-term side effects.

11th Dec 2020

The coronavirus vaccine: what you need to know

We outline what we know about the potential coronavirus vaccines, and explore what they could mean for people with blood cancer.

25th Nov 2020

A close up of someone's hands with blue gloves on - they are squeezing a syringe into a vile.

How does the coronavirus affect people with blood cancer?

Blood Cancer UK are funding vital research that will explore how different types of blood cancer might affect someone’s individual level of risk from coronavirus.

11th Nov 2020

Portrait pictures of Professor Graham Collins and Dr Claire Palles

New research hope for those with a rare type of leukaemia

Blood Cancer UK research fellow, Dr Marc Mansour and his team, have come to understand more about why some types of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) stop responding to chemotherapy, and how we might overcome it in the future.

11th Jun 2020

Leukaemia - how we can use information to treat it

Why finding about how we get leukaemia in the first place is so important for developing new treatments.

2nd Feb 2020